# Manager - Data Center Asset tracking and Accounting

**Company:** [Cerebras Systems](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cerebras-systems)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** US GAAP, Asc 842, Fixed Assets Accounting, ERP, Oracle, NetSuite, Leasequery, Excel, Cost Modeling, Asset Tracking, SOX Compliance
**Posted:** 2026-04-15

> Leads global data center asset tracking, accounting, and lease management (ASC 842) for AI infrastructure. Partners cross-functionally to optimize processes, ensure compliance, and support IPO readiness. Requires 5+ years experience, CPA preferred, and expertise in ERPs and fixed assets.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

### Business Process Optimization
- Partner with Supply Chain operations to establish best-in-class asset tracking policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Develop expertise in fixed asset ERP software system and serve as thought partner to Finance leadership on process redesign.
- Drive projects effectively in high-growth environment, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on execution.

### Data Center Asset Management and Accounting
- Own accounting and cost modeling for data center fixed assets, including AI compute systems, servers, networking, power, and cooling infrastructure.
- Support processes to ensure all fixed assets are physically or systematically verified and aligned with data center infrastructure management and asset tracking systems.
- Establish capitalization policies, useful lives, depreciation methods, and impairment assessments.
- Lead and coordinate periodic physical inventory and ensure system records are updated.
- Assist with developing and documenting asset accounting processes including asset transfer, cycle count, and disposition procedures.
- Partner with Infrastructure and FP&A to forecast capital spend and allocation of depreciation expense.

### Data Center Lease Accounting
- Own end-to-end lease accounting under ASC 842, including lease identification, classification, initial measurement, and ongoing remeasurement/modifications.
- Manage lease close process: prepare/review journal entries, reconciliations, rollforwards, and support monthly/quarterly reporting and variance analysis.
- Maintain lease system of record (e.g., LeaseQuery); ensure data integrity, controls, and timely updates for new leases, amendments, renewals, and terminations.
- Partner with Legal, Procurement, and FP&A to review lease terms, assess embedded leases, and ensure accounting conclusions are documented.
- Support lease-related disclosures and external audit/SOX compliance: process documentation, control design/testing, and audit request management.
- Drive process improvements and standardization (templates, checklists, policy updates) to scale lease accounting.

### Compliance, Reporting & IPO Readiness
- Ensure compliance with GAAP, SOX, and internal policies.
- Support SEC reporting and disclosures related to fixed assets.
- Assist with ad-hoc analyses and cross-functional initiatives.

## Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (Master's preferred).
- CPA or CMA strongly preferred.
- 5+ years of combined experience at Big 4 accounting firm and manufacturing, hardware, or infrastructure-intensive environments.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, costing methodologies, and fixed assets policies and procedures.
- Demonstrated experience automating processes, including data center asset management.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills (**Excel**/**PowerPoint**/**Word**/**Outlook**) required.
- Experience with expense allocation models and capital-intensive cost structures.
- Exposure to asset tracking solutions and ERPs such as **Oracle** and **NetSuite**.

## Personal Attributes
- Thrives in fast-paced, high growth, high-ambiguity environments.
- Ability to work with high volumes of unstructured data and create data structures for insights.
- Able to ramp quickly, identify gaps, and take ownership.
- Hands-on, detail-oriented, and execution-focused.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with ability to multi-task.
- Strong cross-functional communicator with sound judgment.

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